Football 3 years ago

Joeys to play like Socceroos at U17 WCup

The Joeys have vowed to "play like Aussies" when they face the might of defending FIFA under-17 World Cup champions Nigeria on Thursday morning (AEDT) in Chile.

Victory in the round-of-16 clash would equal the best finish from an Australian side at the tournament since 2001.

In that year, the Joeys featured the likes of Alex Wilkinson, Carl Valeri and Brett Holman but were unable to get past Nigeria, losing 5-1 in their quarter-final.

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Nigeria are four-time cup winners but clearly aren't striking any fear into the hearts of the Australians, who have been able to extricate themselves from a 'group of death' including Germany, Mexico and Argentina.